What do you do when the Pope issues a bull prohibiting you from joining a social club? Create another one of course! But this time you change up the format a bit. Today we are talking about the Order of the Pug; a progressive society club that cropped up around Europe in the mid-1700s. We'll talk about how it relates to the Free-Masons; what the initiation ritual was like; how progressive it was in the 1700s; and it's supposed downfall over time. Come with us as this episode 'goes to the dogs'!  Special Guest today: Kacie.

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